A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets

Saffron Everleigh Mystery, Book 3

By: Kate Khavari

Narrated by: Jodie Harris

London, 1923. Returning from Paris, botanical researcher Saffron Everleigh finds that her former love interest Alexander Ashton’s brother, Adrian, is being investigated for murder.

A Russian scientist working for the English government has been poisoned and expired in Adrian’s train compartment. Alexander asks Saffron to put in a good word for Adrian with Inspector Green. Despite her unresolved feelings for Alexander, Saffron begins to unravel mysteries surrounding the dead scientist.

As if a murder case weren’t enough, her best friend Elizabeth’s war-hero brother, Nick, arrives in town and takes an immediate interest in Saffron. Saffron learns Alexander has been keeping secrets from her, including a connection to Nick, who Saffron and Elizabeth begin to suspect is more than he seems.

When another scientist is found dead, Saffron agrees to go undercover at the government laboratory. Risking her career and her safety, she learns there are many more interested parties and dangerous secrets to uncover than she’d realized. But some secrets, Saffron will find, are better left undiscovered.

©2024 Kate Khavari (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Well paced and intriguing.

In this third installment in the Saffron Everleigh series Khavarhi delivers another excellent installment. The mystery was interesting but I felt the addition of Lee from the previous book was an afterthought. While the book was mostly told through Saffron’s perspective, occasionally we see the world through the eyes of one of the secondary characters. I felt like this was the weakest part of the novel, since the changing pov wasn’t particularly consistent it felt like it was more of a convenient way to get the job done. Overall a fun listen.

Garden Mystry

Liked th education, romance & intrigue, mixed with character build & history of her writing. Appropriate chastity for the times appreciated as well as historical treatment of blooming women's movement. Write more please!

Awesome story!!

I love the character development from the first book to this one. With each book, you learn more and more about the main characters where it feels you know them on a close level. Khavari hooks you into the story, providing suspense all the way through. I highly recommend this series!!

I love this whole series

This whole series is absolutely one of my favorites. I love botany and mysteries, so mixing the two is delightful. She does such a wonderful job and I very much recommend reading the whole series.

Love this Series

I love this third book in this series just as much as the first one!